The BEST employees carried out a vote where 98 per cent of the workers were in favour of carrying out a strike in order to press their demands such as salary increment, Diwali bonus and integration of BEST
budget with
that of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

During the ongoing hunger strike at Wadala depot, along with the BEST workers, the BEST
Sanyukt Kamgar
Kruti Samiti
(BSKKS) leaders also participated in the same. However, during the same, union leader Shashank Rao’s health condition worsened after which he was rushed to the KEM hospital.

Earlier, the BSKKS had threatened to go on a strike from April 7. However, the same was postponed following the assurances made by the BEST management. In January, the BEST union went on a nine-day successful strike against the administration under the leadership of Shashank Rao.